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THIRTY-SEVENTH YEAR.
FLORA, ILi^INOIS, FRIDAY. JUNE 7, 1907.
NUMBER 21
CHAUTAUQUA.
Assembly In Session This •Week.
TENT CROWDED.
splendid TbImiI Promised for Remiinder of (be Week.
The Cbatanqna ikssembly whioh is holding a session in this city this week, baa already given several intereeting and instructive entertainments On Tuesday afternoon Mrs. Jobn Hebdon of Nebraska made an eloquent appeal, in favor of the cause of temperance. In tlie evening Mr. and Mrs, Hebdon gave a sterioptican entertainment. With 11-
Insirsted talks and songs. On Wednes- day afternoon snd eveniug appeared Call Conntryman, reader, impersonator, jKict, and ieetnrer. Mr. Countryman made a pleasing impression. He wss assisted by Mr. snd Mrs. John C. SutHn, who'e singing wss soperb. On tbis. Thursday afternoon and evening will appear Eugene W. Chafln, lecturer, and Prof, Alvin M. Thatcher, tbe great¬ est platform singer in America.
Those who bave beard tbe different entertainments give ssanrance that the entertainments to follow will equal if not surpass those that bave already been given. While tbe crowds bave been good at the previons meetings and tbe local committee sre now fully assured of sofHclent patronage to pay all ex¬ penses, yet It is earnestly desired that the tent be taxed to its fullest capacity dnring the remainder of tbe week Mrs. Tongier and the King's Danghters will remain over Sunday, and on the afternoon and evening all seats will be free. A collection will be taken lo defray expenses.
H.v drill, the] Flower drill, the Paper Uoils. or the Letter Block drill, been presented on the stage In this eity. These drills and tbe coetnmes were all planned and executed nnder the direc¬ tions entirely of looal Ulent, and the entertainment was u sncoes from a fi¬ nancial as well ss other view points At urgent solidUtion^ the program wss re|>eHted on Monday.
Mrs. Mae Guthrie Tonoier, Of Cali¬ fornia, National Lecturer Woman'rf Christian Temperance Union
POPULAR SUBJECTS :
"Shasta Daisies and Folks."
"Francis E. Villard.' SATURDAY AND SUNDAY, MORN INa AND EVENING.
James Robert BarilBT, Of lonu, Cartooolsf and Ciayon Lecturer. Clay Model¬ ing. Chalk Talks Illnstrated by Rapiil Crayon Drawirgs. W ILL APPEAR ON FRIDAY, AHEBNOON AND EVKNINQ
Tbe Mt. Csrinel Register in comment¬ ing on the work of Barklev, the cartoon- ^ffl^tat the Chantauqaa held recently in that city, said:
"It would certainly seem strsngo if any one was not satisfied wi'h the car¬ toon work and clay nio-leling of James Robert Berkley, at the Cbantanqna yes-
••.erday afternoon snd last nigM. His personalitv. together with his great skill a* s i-artoitidrt and clay modeler, combined witb an impressive rendering nf superb selections, won all wbo heard him. Mt. Carmel will welcome him any time be msy retnrn."
M'm. MeCBMber Arrcmed.
Wm McCumber wss arrested on Tiiesilay charged with highway robbery. The evidence showed that be had taken UHiney from the jjerson of W. C Vail, after having given him drugged whis¬ key. The evidence against him seemed pretty .-onclusive, and not-with-alandlng bis vehement protestatiois of innocence. Justice Dayton held him in bonds of fciir hondred dollars for his appearance at the September term of court. Sheriff Hord was on hands and escorted Mr. McCnmber and a companion to his boar.ling house In Lo-jisville. William is an old offender and is familiar with the jail hash at Louisville, and will pro¬ bably take tho prison fare at Chester lafdre many moons.
BBrdsal Mteaasbeat Paint.
Why do people nte Steamboat Paint! B-can«e they can paint their house for one third less money—and get a better job; than wben usinn the ordinary ill.XED PAINTd. We have furnished the paint for 30 dwellings since March Ist and over 50 honses bave been painted witb STEAMBOAT in the past 13 njn.iths. If in need of sny thing In the paint line rail and see ns and we will fnlly explain hiiw we oan save you iuoa.-y on your paint bill.
Durland Bros.
Llbr^rr Kepart.
The following is the regular monthly reporter the Flora Pnblio Library:
Books borrowed:
Biography aod Travel 8
Fiction yi.'i
History \9
Jnvenile 27U
Magazines 77
Miscellaoeons 0
Poetry 8
Reference 27
Religious 4
SolenUUc 4
Total nnmber books borrowed
Daily average
Visitors
Dally average
Readers at tb* table*
Dally average
Fines collected
Total nnmber of books In library
Martha Hsyward
716
87
184U
50
885
13
tl.51
2e5»
.
Librarian.
Kjnq's Dauohters' (Quartett, Of Streator, Illinois.
Miss Lois R. Hcdcomb, First Soprano; Miss Carrie Merriner, Hr»t Alto; Miss Li
ona Merriner, ijecond *oprano; Miss Vivien Holcomb, Second Alto.
SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
Press Notes:
The King's Danghters quartet re -ceived ronnd after ronnd for their ex - osllent singing.
Tbe Kings' Daughter* Quartet as sisted al tlie chantauqua tbree days. Their work is fine and won mnch ap¬ plause.
Tbe singing rendered by the Kings' Daughter^ (-i'lartet was of the most ex cellent qnality and was appreciated to the highest degree.
Mrs. Mau GnthriejTDOgier, wbo w giva two lectnres at tbe Cbanlanq here, spoke at tbe ChantanqAr h-ld a few days ago at Mt. CsniiiOr' The Evening Repabllcan had tbis iii say concerning her lectnre:
"Tbe lecture on 'Snasta Dsii-i s nnd F.dks' t.y Mrs. Tongier of California. was O'je cf tbe most Interesting aod higMy instrnct ive (^f any of tbe eerie* For more tban au hour sbe bel I the closest attention of tbe audience. ^^ .
¦ . -.—^— . ¦mm-
«jrl-lllrli-4lalrk mrHr.mr.~ ^ Ooe Frank Jones, from every wheie and no where, developed a bright get- rich - quick scheme one day last week by removing the brass and other attach¬ ments from Edwin Smith's engine at tbe brickyard aud diaposion of the same to Dickerson and Gale wood, junk dealers. He tried to sell tbe boiler too, bnt couldn't get any one to haul it away for him, so conclnded to get ont of town. He was intercepted at Centralia, wbere is is nnderstood be was arranging to sell a locomotive and tbe round bouse and machine shops at tbat place, as well as a coal mine or two and had a pre¬ liminary examination before Jnstice Dayton yn Tnesday. The jnstice con¬ cluded tbat as a seller of otber people's properly Mr. Jones waa a Napoleon of Tinance and remandefl bim to the custody of Sheriff Bord in defanlt of a trifling bond of flve hundred dollars. It was at one time feared the prisoner wonld ?ell the cityscul..^, the city hall and tbe fire engine, bet. re the sheriff conld gst bim ont of towa.
City Ceanrll. The city council met In regalar session on Monday evening, the mayor and all aldermen present except Alderman Hill. The appointment of Win. Porter for day marsbsl, Geo. W. Gilliland as nigbt marshal and Al Brown as street fore¬ man, were continned for the remainder of the year. An ordinance relating to taxing cemetery lots and an ordinance to regulate circus parades wbicb vrill be found in another column wero passed. After allowing tbe nsnal bills for cur¬ rent expenses, the council adjourned.
"BIBI"
Space forbids that ws shoald do more than mention a very sncceeafnl] enter¬ tainment of tbe above name, given at tbe Library Hail under fhe auspices of the ladies of tbe M. E. church, on Fri dsy evening last. Most'of the charac ters were little boys and girls, assisted by a few older] onee, andj to aay tbat they aaquitted themselves wlthjcredit is to put it very mildly indeed. Seldom has anything surpassing or even equal ing in spectacular display, the Butter
Face The Wall Paper Question
WITHOUT DELAY. You know you need some new wall coverinng this sprinsr. So why 'not 'get it and have it over with? We know you dislike the bother of papering. But you'll forget all that when you see OUK PAPER ON YOUR WALLS. The patterns are so pretty that yoir%iiDDot help but ad¬ mire them. They will make a new room out of an old one. At a trifling cost, too.
EAGLE DRUG STORE, Flora, III.
Captdn Longworth of Clay City, ati ndeJ Decoiati.n day exercises in this city and in company with Rev. L. W. Thrall, the speaker of Ibe day, paid The News-Herald a very pleasant viait dnring the afternoon. The News Her- .ild editor has known both of these gen tUmen fiT more than twenty five years.
News Herald, Lincoln, III.
Plant a Japanese ITUwer Uardea.
Yonr home eannot be complete and up to-date wlthont containing some of there charming imported semi-dwarf annuals. Tbe seeds should be in the groand by July 15th to obtain beautiful reeplts this Summer and Autumn.
A number of valuable collections, each containing an endless variety of rare plarts. with full Instructions for planting, ars now being sent out to every locality upon application.
As the supply for this season is limited and, the object is to introduce tlie onl tivation of Japanese Flower liardeos thoughout tba United States, only one lot will be sent to tbe same person, and all applications shoald be forn-arded immediately.
If you wish to receive a large piokage snfficlent for a eomptete Japanese Flow er Oarden, send your name and address plainly written, with fifteen 2

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THIRTY-SEVENTH YEAR.
FLORA, ILi^INOIS, FRIDAY. JUNE 7, 1907.
NUMBER 21
CHAUTAUQUA.
Assembly In Session This •Week.
TENT CROWDED.
splendid TbImiI Promised for Remiinder of (be Week.
The Cbatanqna ikssembly whioh is holding a session in this city this week, baa already given several intereeting and instructive entertainments On Tuesday afternoon Mrs. Jobn Hebdon of Nebraska made an eloquent appeal, in favor of the cause of temperance. In tlie evening Mr. and Mrs, Hebdon gave a sterioptican entertainment. With 11-
Insirsted talks and songs. On Wednes- day afternoon snd eveniug appeared Call Conntryman, reader, impersonator, jKict, and ieetnrer. Mr. Countryman made a pleasing impression. He wss assisted by Mr. snd Mrs. John C. SutHn, who'e singing wss soperb. On tbis. Thursday afternoon and evening will appear Eugene W. Chafln, lecturer, and Prof, Alvin M. Thatcher, tbe great¬ est platform singer in America.
Those who bave beard tbe different entertainments give ssanrance that the entertainments to follow will equal if not surpass those that bave already been given. While tbe crowds bave been good at the previons meetings and tbe local committee sre now fully assured of sofHclent patronage to pay all ex¬ penses, yet It is earnestly desired that the tent be taxed to its fullest capacity dnring the remainder of tbe week Mrs. Tongier and the King's Danghters will remain over Sunday, and on the afternoon and evening all seats will be free. A collection will be taken lo defray expenses.
H.v drill, the] Flower drill, the Paper Uoils. or the Letter Block drill, been presented on the stage In this eity. These drills and tbe coetnmes were all planned and executed nnder the direc¬ tions entirely of looal Ulent, and the entertainment was u sncoes from a fi¬ nancial as well ss other view points At urgent solidUtion^ the program wss re|>eHted on Monday.
Mrs. Mae Guthrie Tonoier, Of Cali¬ fornia, National Lecturer Woman'rf Christian Temperance Union
POPULAR SUBJECTS :
"Shasta Daisies and Folks."
"Francis E. Villard.' SATURDAY AND SUNDAY, MORN INa AND EVENING.
James Robert BarilBT, Of lonu, Cartooolsf and Ciayon Lecturer. Clay Model¬ ing. Chalk Talks Illnstrated by Rapiil Crayon Drawirgs. W ILL APPEAR ON FRIDAY, AHEBNOON AND EVKNINQ
Tbe Mt. Csrinel Register in comment¬ ing on the work of Barklev, the cartoon- ^ffl^tat the Chantauqaa held recently in that city, said:
"It would certainly seem strsngo if any one was not satisfied wi'h the car¬ toon work and clay nio-leling of James Robert Berkley, at the Cbantanqna yes-
••.erday afternoon snd last nigM. His personalitv. together with his great skill a* s i-artoitidrt and clay modeler, combined witb an impressive rendering nf superb selections, won all wbo heard him. Mt. Carmel will welcome him any time be msy retnrn."
M'm. MeCBMber Arrcmed.
Wm McCumber wss arrested on Tiiesilay charged with highway robbery. The evidence showed that be had taken UHiney from the jjerson of W. C Vail, after having given him drugged whis¬ key. The evidence against him seemed pretty .-onclusive, and not-with-alandlng bis vehement protestatiois of innocence. Justice Dayton held him in bonds of fciir hondred dollars for his appearance at the September term of court. Sheriff Hord was on hands and escorted Mr. McCnmber and a companion to his boar.ling house In Lo-jisville. William is an old offender and is familiar with the jail hash at Louisville, and will pro¬ bably take tho prison fare at Chester lafdre many moons.
BBrdsal Mteaasbeat Paint.
Why do people nte Steamboat Paint! B-can«e they can paint their house for one third less money—and get a better job; than wben usinn the ordinary ill.XED PAINTd. We have furnished the paint for 30 dwellings since March Ist and over 50 honses bave been painted witb STEAMBOAT in the past 13 njn.iths. If in need of sny thing In the paint line rail and see ns and we will fnlly explain hiiw we oan save you iuoa.-y on your paint bill.
Durland Bros.
Llbr^rr Kepart.
The following is the regular monthly reporter the Flora Pnblio Library:
Books borrowed:
Biography aod Travel 8
Fiction yi.'i
History \9
Jnvenile 27U
Magazines 77
Miscellaoeons 0
Poetry 8
Reference 27
Religious 4
SolenUUc 4
Total nnmber books borrowed
Daily average
Visitors
Dally average
Readers at tb* table*
Dally average
Fines collected
Total nnmber of books In library
Martha Hsyward
716
87
184U
50
885
13
tl.51
2e5»
.
Librarian.
Kjnq's Dauohters' (Quartett, Of Streator, Illinois.
Miss Lois R. Hcdcomb, First Soprano; Miss Carrie Merriner, Hr»t Alto; Miss Li
ona Merriner, ijecond *oprano; Miss Vivien Holcomb, Second Alto.
SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
Press Notes:
The King's Danghters quartet re -ceived ronnd after ronnd for their ex - osllent singing.
Tbe Kings' Daughter* Quartet as sisted al tlie chantauqua tbree days. Their work is fine and won mnch ap¬ plause.
Tbe singing rendered by the Kings' Daughter^ (-i'lartet was of the most ex cellent qnality and was appreciated to the highest degree.
Mrs. Mau GnthriejTDOgier, wbo w giva two lectnres at tbe Cbanlanq here, spoke at tbe ChantanqAr h-ld a few days ago at Mt. CsniiiOr' The Evening Repabllcan had tbis iii say concerning her lectnre:
"Tbe lecture on 'Snasta Dsii-i s nnd F.dks' t.y Mrs. Tongier of California. was O'je cf tbe most Interesting aod higMy instrnct ive (^f any of tbe eerie* For more tban au hour sbe bel I the closest attention of tbe audience. ^^ .
¦ . -.—^— . ¦mm-
«jrl-lllrli-4lalrk mrHr.mr.~ ^ Ooe Frank Jones, from every wheie and no where, developed a bright get- rich - quick scheme one day last week by removing the brass and other attach¬ ments from Edwin Smith's engine at tbe brickyard aud diaposion of the same to Dickerson and Gale wood, junk dealers. He tried to sell tbe boiler too, bnt couldn't get any one to haul it away for him, so conclnded to get ont of town. He was intercepted at Centralia, wbere is is nnderstood be was arranging to sell a locomotive and tbe round bouse and machine shops at tbat place, as well as a coal mine or two and had a pre¬ liminary examination before Jnstice Dayton yn Tnesday. The jnstice con¬ cluded tbat as a seller of otber people's properly Mr. Jones waa a Napoleon of Tinance and remandefl bim to the custody of Sheriff Bord in defanlt of a trifling bond of flve hundred dollars. It was at one time feared the prisoner wonld ?ell the cityscul..^, the city hall and tbe fire engine, bet. re the sheriff conld gst bim ont of towa.
City Ceanrll. The city council met In regalar session on Monday evening, the mayor and all aldermen present except Alderman Hill. The appointment of Win. Porter for day marsbsl, Geo. W. Gilliland as nigbt marshal and Al Brown as street fore¬ man, were continned for the remainder of the year. An ordinance relating to taxing cemetery lots and an ordinance to regulate circus parades wbicb vrill be found in another column wero passed. After allowing tbe nsnal bills for cur¬ rent expenses, the council adjourned.
"BIBI"
Space forbids that ws shoald do more than mention a very sncceeafnl] enter¬ tainment of tbe above name, given at tbe Library Hail under fhe auspices of the ladies of tbe M. E. church, on Fri dsy evening last. Most'of the charac ters were little boys and girls, assisted by a few older] onee, andj to aay tbat they aaquitted themselves wlthjcredit is to put it very mildly indeed. Seldom has anything surpassing or even equal ing in spectacular display, the Butter
Face The Wall Paper Question
WITHOUT DELAY. You know you need some new wall coverinng this sprinsr. So why 'not 'get it and have it over with? We know you dislike the bother of papering. But you'll forget all that when you see OUK PAPER ON YOUR WALLS. The patterns are so pretty that yoir%iiDDot help but ad¬ mire them. They will make a new room out of an old one. At a trifling cost, too.
EAGLE DRUG STORE, Flora, III.
Captdn Longworth of Clay City, ati ndeJ Decoiati.n day exercises in this city and in company with Rev. L. W. Thrall, the speaker of Ibe day, paid The News-Herald a very pleasant viait dnring the afternoon. The News Her- .ild editor has known both of these gen tUmen fiT more than twenty five years.
News Herald, Lincoln, III.
Plant a Japanese ITUwer Uardea.
Yonr home eannot be complete and up to-date wlthont containing some of there charming imported semi-dwarf annuals. Tbe seeds should be in the groand by July 15th to obtain beautiful reeplts this Summer and Autumn.
A number of valuable collections, each containing an endless variety of rare plarts. with full Instructions for planting, ars now being sent out to every locality upon application.
As the supply for this season is limited and, the object is to introduce tlie onl tivation of Japanese Flower liardeos thoughout tba United States, only one lot will be sent to tbe same person, and all applications shoald be forn-arded immediately.
If you wish to receive a large piokage snfficlent for a eomptete Japanese Flow er Oarden, send your name and address plainly written, with fifteen 2